ContactMusic — Slash has disappointed Velvet Revolver fans by insisting the band will be absent from the music scene for at least "the next couple of years". The band has been without a frontman since Scott Weiland was fired in 2008 and they still haven't found ... more info

Altsounds — Following the launch of the UK's new prestige rock festival, in 2010, High Voltage returns in 2011 with exclusive performances from headliners Judas Priest and Dream Theater, UK festival exclusives from Black Country Communion, Jethro Tull, Queen... more info

Metalsucks — Fuck Nu-GN’R, and fuck Velvet Revolver, too. This band covers “Sweet Child O’ Mine,” and blows of ‘em out of the water. Axl and Slash, in all their various projects, have not sounded this good in decades. If this group’s originals are eve... more info

Metalsucks — Well, according The Haunted’s Facebook page, that is: Obviously this just an April Fools’ joke… but I would actually be all-for Dolving stepping into Scott Weiland’s shoes. As The Haunted’s latest album, Unseen, proves, Dolving has a great ... more info

ContactMusic — Velvet Revolver have recorded tracks with Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor. The singer has been linked to the rock supergroup as replacement for Scott Weiland - who left in 2008 - for months. However, while bassist... more info

NME — Bassist won't say whether the Slipknot man is the band's new singer though... more info

Gigwise — Bassist reveals... more info

VH1 Blog — Times are tough these days, what with the seemingly never-ending recession and all! Even worse? Our national fiscal crisis hasn’t just affected those of us living on Main Street; now it’s creeping its way into the bank accounts of music royalty. ... more info

Popeater — Filed under: Music News, WTF, AOL Music When you're out on the road strange things can happen. You're away from home, the subject of almost constant adulation. Fans hang on your every word. But in the case of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver's Duff ... more info

Guardian Music — Once a vehicle for like-minded stars, these days supergroups allow unlikely friends to indulge their experimental sideI have a tone on my phone that announces the arrival of a new indie supergroup, and it's bleeping a lot at the moment. Appearing to ... more info